Purple-winged Ground Dove vs Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Paraclaravis geoffroyi comparé à Ptilinopus mercierii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Purple-winged Ground Dove | Red-moustached Fruit-dove |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Paraclaravis geoffroyi | Ptilinopus mercierii |
| Ordre | Columbiformes | Columbiformes |
| Famille | Columbidae | Columbidae |
| Statut de conservation | Critically Endangered | Extinct |
| Longueur | — | — |
| Envergure | 23,6 cm (9.3 in) | — |
| Poids | 225,0 g (7.94 oz) | — |
| Régime alimentaire | -- | -- |
| Taille de la couvée | 2 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partagés
Purple-winged Ground Dove only
Aucun(e)
Red-moustached Fruit-dove only
Aucun(e)
Song & Call Comparison
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Soft, gentle cooing with purple-winged quality; delicate notes of this threatened Brazilian dove species.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Statut de conservation
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
About These Birds
Purple-winged Ground Dove
Small dove, 18–21 cm; male dark blue with purple wing bars; female brown with rufous wing bars. Tied to Atlantic Forest bamboo in southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nomadic, appearing in flocks only during bamboo seeding. Endangered due to extensive Atlantic Forest loss; rarely recorded in recent decades.
Red-moustached Fruit-dove
Red-moustached Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus mercierii), 27 cm. Green with a red moustachial streak and orange underparts; endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Last confirmed on Nuku Hiva and Hiva Oa. Possibly Extinct; last reliably recorded in the 1970s. Threatened by introduced rats and cats.